The last photo in the previous series inspired a little homage to Ozu, a Japanese film director, known for his low angles – he had to customize tripods to fit his needs. I first discovered Ozu through the documentary Tokyo-Ga, which I found on Netflix. Tokyo-Ga is a 1985 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. I used a fully open aperture of 1.4 on a 46mm lens (adjusted for sensor size), which caused a sheet of focus across the image. For me these images have something magical about them. Blurry foreground, then a narrow field of focus followed by a blurry background. Like the past (blurry), the present (sharp) and the future (blurry). Or like a thought lighting up a field of attention. I set the camera on the ground, guessed at the focus and captured the image, then viewed it on the camera’s screen. Sometimes I had to repeat the process a few times until the image was composed to my liking.
I enjoyed these very much.
I wondered about that low angle…like you were sitting in the street. Interesting angle as from a very small child or a down-and-out drunk.
And an interesting explanation. I see it now.
What an amazing knowledge of life you share. Thank you.
Viewing life from ground level is eye opening. When we only choose to gaze, in a window view above our existence; we set our life far above a vast beginning. Thanks so much for the photos you take of life.